Washboard-retainer.



P. A.'PAUL.

WASHBOARD RETAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. 20. 1915.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

H f 3 vf PHILOMENA A. PAUL, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

WASHBOARD-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915..

Application filed February 20, 1915. Serial No. 9,490.

T0 @ZZ ywhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, PHILOMENA A. PAUL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo,y in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful 7asliboard-Itetainerg and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, 'such as will enable others skilled iny the art to which it appertains to make and' use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to wash-boards.

It particularly relates to a means .for securing a wash-board at any angle that it may be placed within the wash tub.

In the use of wash-boards it is the common experience that the boards slip and slide while they are being worked upon in washing clothes. This is particularly true when they are placed in the tub with the feet of the wash-board resting centrally on the tub bottom and in any other position than when the feet of the wash-board are resting in the corner of the tub. By washing of clothes it is necessary to place the feet of the board centrally with respect to the wash tub in order that the clothes may be dipped during the scrubbing operation. This is done by pushing the clothes downward over the wash-'board and into the water between the legs of the wash-board. Ample room is necessary in order that this may be done expeditiously. To give the requisite room and to give the desired angle to wash-boards in tubs of all sizes and to maintain the washboard in position are among the objects of my invention.

By my invent-ion a wash-board is held at any angle that may be desired without the necessity of unloosening or fastening screws or manipulating some adjustable mechanism. It may be accomplished by merely laying. or placing the wash-board in position whereupon it will be securely held in that position during the scrubbing operation.

The invention may be contained in a number of constructions which may differ from each other in details and in the arrangement and connection of parts. I have selected a device containing my invention and shall describe it hereinafter.

rIhe invention is-illustrated in the draw- I ings wherein Figure l illustrates the washboard held in posi-tion by the wash-board adjustable holder. Fig. 2 illustrates the holder showing the .manner in which it is fastened to the wash-board. Fig. 3 illustrates an enlarged' view, parts being broken away for clearness ofil'lustration. Fig. 4 illustrates a sectional View showing the manner in which the wash-board adjustable holder grips the edge of a round wash tub. l, Fig. l, is the adjustable wash-board holder. The holder may be formed of any suitable material or may be cut from the wash-board itself. Holders are attached, preferably, in pairs to the rear of the washboard 2 at the place where the wash-board ordinarily leans against the edge of the wash tub. If the wash-board is double faced pairs of holders may be placed on both sides of the wash-board. The holders are provided with channeled or notched faces or edges. In the form of the invention shown, the face 3 of the holder is provided with the corrugations 4. I find it preferable to form the holder of a yielding or pliable rubber. The corrugations formed in the rubber face grip the edge of the wash tub when the holders are secured to the wash-board and prevent the wash-board from sli aping up and down the edge of the wash tulb. The rubber of itself prevents slipping of the wash-board with respect to the wash tub and the corrugations formed in the rubber cooperate to hold the washboard in the position in which it may be placed when the wash-board is placed in position for scrubbing. A yielding means 5 is placed behind the face 3. The yielding means 5 may be made of a suitable elastic or spongelike material. It may also be formed of a felt. The yielding means 5 operates to allow the face 3 to bend inward toward the wash-board to permit it to conform to the shape of the edge l1 of the wash tub l0. If the edge of the wash tub is straight it will bend over the edge and give opportunity for the corrugated face 3 to grip the edge and prevent any displacement of the wash-board with respect to the wash tub. If the wash tub is round the yielding means 5 will permit the face 3 not only to bend over the edge to conform therewith, but also to partake of its cylindrical shape and be bent edgewise in the manner shown in Fig. 4 so as to the better grip the circular Wash tub and bring the corrugations nearly or entirely into planev of the edge at the point where contact is made between the holder and the edge of the wash tub. rIhe wash-board holders may be secured to the wash-board by any suitable fastening means, such as, the nails 6.

The construction selected and described may be greatly varied by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

l. In combination with a wash-board, an elastic body, a yielding compressible body secured to the elastic body and forming a yielding compressible backing to the first- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for named body, the two bodies secured to the wash-board at the sides thereof.

2. In combination with a wash-board, an adjustable wash-board holder 'comprising a rubber strip having corrugations and a yielding body secured to the rear of the strip, the adjustable holder secured to the sides of the wash-board.

8. An adjustable wash-board holder comprising a strip of corrugated rubber, a strip of felt secured to the rear of the corrugated rubber.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PIIILOMENA A.. PAUL.

Witnesses:

S. T. KLoTz, F. E. AUI..

ve cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

